Ty Cobb Ambition for .400 Season Stirs Baseball Talk
Cobb eyes another shot at a .400 batting average this season with a possible third time reaching the mark. Jackson closes the gap to two points as rivals falter while Roush and Cravath push for NL leadership. Ruth leads majors in runs with 82. Groh tops NL with 75.
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Local team cuts Chicago lead with 6-1 win
Cleveland voters the White Sox 6 to 1 at home, narrowing the American League pennant chase to six games.
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Baltimore 4 Reading 4 First Game Score
In a two game set the first game ended Baltimore 4 Reading 4 with midgame scoring from Mimore and Reading late. The second game saw Reading trailing 11 8.
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Big Boxing Cards Set This Week With Three Title Bouts
Three of seven American ring champions will fight this week as Labor Day cards stage four contests and one more bout is to be decided the following evening.
Prominent Titleholders Idle as Four Championship Bouts Glow
Ring card features Pete Herman Benny Leonard Mike O Dowd Johnny Kilbane Battling Levinsky Jack Dempsey and Jack Britton among idle champions. Main intrigue centers the 10 round Herman vs Lynch at Waterbury Conn with Ted Lewis vs O Dowd in a Labor Day main undercard at Syracuse Arena. Leonard to face Bartfield in six rounds at Philadelphia National League Park next Tuesday night with no title at stake.
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Chicago Downs St. Louis 1 0 In Final Series Game
Alexander limited St. Louis to three hits as Chicago won 1 to 0. Herzog singled stole second and scored the lone run on Merkle's hit. Lavan was ejected by umpire Byran for protest at second base.
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Walterox Leads Grand Circuit with Two Winners
Walterox now boasts two horses in the $10,000 Grand Circuit winning list Methegor the Great has earned $41,210 from eight money finishes and Mignola has winnings, while Malfoy Knight A stands third with $5,071 from four winning races.
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American sports talk of East and West headlines
Arthur Duffey surveys shifting winds in tennis track and football scenes. He notes Brookes and Patterson ousted, cadets eye a banner season, Shipping Board nine to face Allied Vets at Fenway, and Pats Moran in Philly amid cross country rivalries.
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Benny Kay Slumps After Return From Army Service
The Giant batter Benny Kay, once prolific last season, has slumped after returning from military service this year. Benny has fallen to a .279 batting average while teammate Kauff started strong but has faded, leaving concerns over the lineup and hitting consistency.
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Tigers overpower rookie hurler in St Louis loss
Detroit defeated St Louis 4 to 1 as Mapel in his major league debut took the loss. Gedeon Gerber and Sisler turned a key triple play with two on in the second inning. Demmitt, Bush, and Ayers led offense with two-base and three-base hits and five St Louis pitchers issued walks.
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Twin bill at Fenway Park today for one price
Washington team will make its final appearance of the year at Fenway Park in a double-header afternoon. The morning game has been moved to the afternoon due to yesterday's battle in Washington, creating a hot afternoon for the Barrow contingent.
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Senators and rivals set for Fenway all star style clash
Walter Johnson and Babe Ruth may join forces in tense early season games at Fenway as local readers cue up to see Sam Rice Menoskey and Judge clash with the Red Sox star studded lineup. The narrative centers on Johnson Shaw Ruth Mays and a prospective Mays versus Ruth/Russell showdown.
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Malden and Medford to Renew Historic High School Rivalry
Malden and Medford high school teams meet at Fulton Street grounds Medford this morning in a long standing city rivalry. Malden features Connie Johnny and Jerry Murphy along with Dempsey Wescott Arann Timmins and Butler. Medford lineup centers on Prior Gillis Crowe Sanford Laird Bowen with Twombley Terrill and Peckham in the outfield.
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American Association Scores Summary
Toledo 6 Columbus 5 Indianapolis 6 Louisville 2 Kansas City 4 Milwaukee 3 Minneapolis 5 St Paul 0 first game St Paul 9 Minneapolis 3 second game
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Red Sox fall to Nationals as skid starts in eighth
In Washington on August 31 the Red Sox dropped the game to the Nationals 6 to 2. After a tense affair tied at two, Boston committed four errors and four walks allowed by Zachary helped fuel a four run eighth inning for the Nationals. Babe Ruth delivered strong batting but could not prevent the defeat.
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Pitchers Struggle as Red Sox Rallyfalls Short Against Washington
Walter Johnson relieves early weakness as Boston battles with Washington in a tied, walk-filled game. Eight walks issued by Jones and Zachary helped set the frame for a late eighth inning rally by the Senators, with key hits from Shanks Harris and Leonard. Ruth doubles in the ninth but cannot bring in a run.
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Abe Attell Plans Comeback Bout on September 11
Abe Attell, noted featherweight, will return to boxing with a September 11 match against Frankie Burns of California. The bout, set on the coast, will be decided in four rounds per round restrictions.
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Giants Win Farewell Game At Ebbetts Field
Brooklyn falls 4 to 3 as two runners are cut off by Young’s throws and Miller muff at plate. Umpire Klein ejects Brooklyn reserves after disputed strikes while Frisch on a close play collides at first and Grimes is badly spiked and carried off.
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Unspecified teams tally in regional scores
A list of city team scores shows Memphis 8 and New Orleans 4 among others including Little Rock 5 and Birmingham 2 with Nashville 4 Chattanooga 1 Atlanta 2 and Mobile 1.
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